Forgotten Hope 2 is an award-winning World War II modification for Battlefield 2TM and is based on the original Forgotten Hope, a modification for Battlefield 1942TM, one of the most popular multiplayer games ever. Battlefield 1942TM featured land, sea and air combat in a way never before seen. It was the goal of the development team to maximize the game experience by adding both a realistic and enjoyable gameplay to FH and now to FH2.

It's now been three weeks since version 2.45 was released, and we hope that everyone who has played since then has enjoyed it. We'd like to extend a big congratulations to all of you who have downloaded and played the new version. The development team have taken a well earned break from making FH2 to play it, but the show must go on and today we'd like to say a few words about the future.

As many of you are no doubt aware, there has recently been a continuing test of a larger than 64 player server, using code developed by Nemes1s. If these tests result in a successful outcome, then Forgotten Hope 2 will be updated to take advantage of larger server sizes.

In other news, we are still working hard to get the Eastern Front ready, and you should expect to see some more Soviet and German equipment from that theatre in the news. But we might also have a few other surprises before the Eastern Front patch. Keep a look out for some new scenarios and content in our current theatres.

Finally, we are preparing a server patch to fix a few of the problems with version 2.45. You will not need to download this unless you manage a server.

Our winners for this week's screenshot competition are pizzzaman12 and Hjaldrgud. You can view the winning submissions here.

We are now accepting entries for the week of August 6th. If you think you have the best FH2 screenshot, post them href="http://fhpubforum.warumdarum.de/index.php?topic=16835.0">here.

That's all for this week, but be sure to come back next time for another update. Until then, feel free to visit our IRC channel, our public forums, and/or our Twitter and Facebook pages to discuss this update and other news.